It’s a fun thing for CW to say but KSU beat KU and that same AZ team the next 2 games after beating us so hard to say losing to AZ was the reason we lost to KSU.
*** Official #7 IOWA STATE vs #2 Arizona Game(Day) Thread ***
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Yes the same Duke team that hasn't been the same since losing a vital player in a weaker conference. You also don't mention that KSU went on to beat 4 ranked teams in 3 weeks during that stretch including KU and AZ. Some context matters as they were a talented team with a bad coach.
Notice you didn't mention Tech.
So yes, you are blowing smoke. It's hyperbole to say things like a 'mental tailspin' for a team that still finished 5th in a very good conference despite injuries and things like Cujo being out with sickness.
I suppose you believe people and go along when they say 'they looked like a FF team in January' too right?
Question. Stat I just saw. Why is Arizona getting so many calls in games by the refs?
Arizona has shot 860 free throws this year. 860!!!! Duke has shot 553 free throws. Iowa state has shot 684 free throws. Houston has shot 587. If you are wondering why they are always at the line getting freebies that’s because they are.
Arizona has shot 860 free throws this year. 860!!!! Duke has shot 553 free throws. Iowa state has shot 684 free throws. Houston has shot 587. If you are wondering why they are always at the line getting freebies that’s because they are.
Why is it always the white guys with the really punchable faces? Duke has a monopoly on them.
I had the exact same thought....if I were a coach I may have done that given how shots were falling and knowing we needed a 3.
You can really see pieces of Tamin shining through Toure and Bateman. I'm gonna miss him but hopefully he's back on the bench coaching someday.
I was watching it delayed on YouTubeTV, so I knew Arizona was going to make the last shot because there was only a minute left on the recording, lol
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen better defense on a buzzer beater.
Also Toure/Lipsey shutdown Burries and literally took him out of the game.
The second to last shot Bradley made was a clear and obvious push off. He’d been doing that to Lipsey all half.
This is a bit unfair because they also mostly attempt 2s, and you’re more likely to be fouled five feet from the hoop than 22
Slapping his chest. screaming as if he sacked the QB in the Super Bowl, & jawing it up & celebrating with his bench players during a live ball is why Del Orso is a major douche of a player. Didn't see Milan do anything like that (gyrating celebrations after making shots) - because he does it all the time.
Yeah, he had 20+ in 5 other games - then f'ing act like it.
Now y'all get the Hell off my lawn
In the words of T.J. Otzelberger: "F*** that." I want them again, because that means we're in the Final Four.
In addition they have several guys that can burrow their way to the lane or hoop and put the defender out of position.
First comment since the end of the game and wow what a game, these boys gave it all and it was just a matter of who had the last shot. The growth of the young guys in Toure, Batemon and Pleta has been huge and Buchanan is starting to play again how he did in the pre-conference season.
I've been saying all season that I want to see these guys on a neutral court to get a real gauge of how far they could go in the NCAA tournament and I don't know how anybody can watch these guys and not see that they had Final Four potential. Of course they could also lose in the 2nd round but the ceiling is really high for this team. Either way, it's been a fun season and it continues next week as what better damn well be a 2 seed.
I've been saying all season that I want to see these guys on a neutral court to get a real gauge of how far they could go in the NCAA tournament and I don't know how anybody can watch these guys and not see that they had Final Four potential. Of course they could also lose in the 2nd round but the ceiling is really high for this team. Either way, it's been a fun season and it continues next week as what better damn well be a 2 seed.
Whatever funk they were in before the second half of the first Arizona State game, it’s like a light bulb turned on. Their defense will determine their fate. They should be able to dictate terms the first two games, maybe even the first three. Whether or not they execute, time will tell
I disagree.
The easiest way to neutralize a hot team is to get their best player into early foul trouble. When Jefferson went to the bench, Arizona made their run. When he came back, he was a shell of himself making sure he didn’t get the third.
I am not saying Jefferson didn’t foul, but for Krivas to not get ONE foul is preposterous. For Arizona to only have 3 fouls in about 18.5 minutes of the 2nd half is preposterous.
The game was not called equally.
Guys stepped up and elevated their games on our biggest stage yet (Toure,Tamin, Milan, JJeff). And I'd even throw in BB and Pleta with that group. Their physicality vs AZ was great. That bodes well for the Tourney
My one worry with the NCAA Tournament is that Iowa State usually plays very well at the Hilton South tournament riding the wave of their crowd then tend to have letdowns in the big tournament. I think this team is better equipped to handle it because of the experience of the core and, most importantly, because they're healthy unlike some previous years but their overall play is night and day better now than it was a couple of weeks ago and should give us confidence that they can make a run at this.
